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Though Eugene dearly, if undemonstratively, loves his family, he announces the members of the household like coming attractions he would rather not see. Mother (Elizabeth Franz) is an obsessive homemaker with the bawl of a staff sergeant. She inhales imminent doom with every breath. When Eugene asks why he cannot buy a half-pound of butter in the morning instead of a quarter-pound each in the a.m. and p.m., his mother retorts with fatalistic logic: "Suppose the house burned down this afternoon...
...city's Democratic party is going to shambles anyway, so Washington might as well be in charge. Even after the city's voters had made their choice clear, newspapers have continued to write about Washington as if there were a chance to unseat him, mentioning in the same breath Washington's conviction after 18 years of failing to file his income tax, and his current proposal for raising the city's taxes...
Phills's victory overshadowed the stellar performance of 142-lb. Andy McNerney, who also earned a breath at the Nationals for the second straight year by placing second in his weight class losing only to top ranked Daryl Burley of Lehigh, who Harvard Coach Johnny Lee consider to be the "best wrestler in the East." On his way to the finals, McNerney defeated his challengers by the lopsided scores...
Break number six comes and goes and dancers seem to be finding their second wind. A couple of slow tunes let us catch our breath and become acquainted with each other's sweat. #284 continues to party with Michael Jackson...
Except for an instant when his breath came short, the householder did not feel afraid. Or angry. Instead, he even found himself glancing toward the curb where a chauffeur dozed, or maddeningly seemed to doze, at the wheel of a parked limousine. There was still nobody else on the street. He was aware that whatever it was in the thief s pocket might not be a knife. Very likely wasn't. It occurred to him to demand to see the weapon, then dodge toward the hotel. At the same time he felt constrained, in some peculiarly inappropriate way, like...